The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-10-04

THRoUGE the courtesy Of Mr.. A. I.
Atkinson, Inspector General Of
Schools, we are ensbled to publish the
following letter to the Board Of Edu-
cation from Mr.. J. A. Moore. the new
Principal OF L2hainsluna Seminary.
It furnishes, IN obedience TO the
Board, the curriculum OF that In
stitution under the new auspices.
This shows that the object Is to make
the Seminary emiRently g normal
school for the training OF teachers to
impSrt instruction in the English
language IN the schools Of the King
dom There Is IN this policy & recog-
milton Of the foregone conclusion thst
English Is 10 be the social, CONNER
cial and official language of the
future IN this Kingdom. The con
ferring Of knowledge OF that tongue
is to be kept steadily II view while
information IN al the useful branches
Is being Impaired. It IS q curriculum
evidently designed to be foundation
for al knowledge 10 students, and
to confer on them the power to lay
similar basis OF progressive education
IN the minds Of others.
HoSoLULU, Sept 5, 1887.
To The E1a0rgbls BsEyG Of Eiucgfi0A, E1-
.crif1st tTsltHdS-CfESTLEMES: Having been
appointed Principal Of Lshain4lUna Semi
nary, and being required by the Inspector
General OF Schools to make oct courSs to
be pcrsned both II teaching and 6iScIpliniug
the pupils. I beg 10 submit the following:
AL pupils viii &c required 10 study with
et- r. -r-ffs Of rTs
kingdom
Firss-Thzt two Primers-AppIesou' and
SEInt01 's-be taught perfectly. Ihst every
word therein be used IN the construction OF
sentences Il the several forms, with nouns
II different numbers aud cases, with EG-
iecsIves n the different degrees Of couusri-
son, with verbs IN the different modes, lenses,
etc
Special attention 10 Be given to the dia-
critical marks. and 10 the reading, as an eI-
ercise IN speaking, Int0u4tIou, etc
Two First, two Second and two Third
Readers are ID follow n the course, With
Tiez 70 teaching Language lessons, as well as
orthOgr1phy. OrlhOepy and elOe1t1ou-
WllSol's Primary >peIler vii De Taught,
with written exercises on each lesson 50 that
every word may be used II common cO1Ter-
sa-iou. and &c pronounced sS distinctly aS
possible.
SecUnd-Bsrnes' National Arithmetic shall
be accom- panied with Mental Arithmetic
the mental WORK 70 pEScSC6 tls EET-E61- I16
textbook 70 Be eoupleted-
ThirG-In geography. the primary work
shall be taught By giving answers n con-
pIete sentences, both oral and written and
the futerme6iars shall be studied particularly
II regard 10 the physical features OF the
several grand divisions OF the earth, the
general 6IstrIb1tiCc OF the animal kingdom,
the productions commerce. etc Each pu-
pII must Be taught 10 use the globe both n
stUGyIEE and II recIrarl1u-
Fsurth-J uivsrsal History by s G. Good
Eich shall be reEd n the class under the d
recti5l Of the teEchsr and studied By the p1-
pIIs CGE Of seEool hours and each pupil ot
the class shall De required 70 write from
ueuorv synopsis Of the lesson previously
assigned
FIfth-Tke Primer Of Political Eeonouy
shah Be Cssd ss 8 text book TO be Rad and
explained II the recitation to the class By
the teacher, then studied and written up o0t
of school hours By each pupil Introducing 50
far as possible original examples for IIl1sErs-
tions- This VII take the place OF logic IS a
separate study.
SIItb-WeIIss Science Of Common Things
uxt Be rad under the direction OF the
teacher and taught By Introducing 30 far
sz possible offsets 70 illustrate the prIEei-
pleE under discussion
SsEsurG-Auatouy, PhysioIogT, and Hy-
Eieue shall be Taught BY lectures, using
charts. and Other facilities AZ the command
Of tks teachers
Elghth-Book-k keeping, 50 far ss bis, Hgtss,
drT1rfs. simple FrgaIaHts, the dTy-b0ok, JOURNAL
and Iefgsr work may be found eIpedisuf-
vii be tzzght under the direct supervision
Of the Principal
Ninth-Ro5inson's Elementary Algebra
euupietsd-
Tsnrh-In Geouetry, the first FIVE books
N LOOMS. st least
Eezsuth-S1rysgine 10 be done practically
by fed E0rk as directed by the Principal
TEelfth-SE1ntoc's : Languag5 LesEJus 10
be made perfectly familiar, and SEIUtous
Grzumar and ConposItiGu to be used With
ths advanced pupils
Thirtseuth-MEsic. The tDEic sofia sEs
ten Is probably tke best II not MasOz's
Charts
F01rteenth-BIble teaching 10 Be enutI1-
Ted As herssDfOrs-
The disefpIine Of the school shall be rea-
E0uabIs hut firm No pupil shall be per
naItted 70 leave the school premises al any
tine day or night without first obtaInI1g
peruissIOu from some Ons Eh0 may be al
th0rizEd t1 grant the sEmE-
The Principal shall have power to impose
SIKH penalty ss he nav think lust and pED-
uer he beng responsible 70 the Beard OF
Ef1ezti1li for ths FIalz1I01 Of any direct
order, CT a neglect 70 perform any EuOEu
dztT- No ssrsrg geHishHssslf snail De rssoEtE1
60 By any teaeneF- EnIess Z be n ezsz OF
grsat enefgencies- Evsry pGpI VII Be *